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Rebel's Romance gives Charlie Appleby first win in Hong Kong

Rebel's Romance provided Charlie Appleby with a first winner in Hong Kong when claiming the Group One Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin.

Neeraj Chopra Suffers Injury Scare Ahead Of Paris Olympics, To Miss This Tournament

Olympic gold-medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will miss the Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 athletics meet in the Czech Republic on May 28 due to a muscle injury he sustained in training two weeks ago, the organisers said. Chopra has competed in two competitions this season -- the Doha Diamond League and the Federation Cup. The 26-year-old will, however, attend the prestigious meet as a guest. "Due to an injury that he sustained in training two weeks ago (adductor muscle) he will not be able to throw in Ostrava, but he will arrive at the event as a guest," said the organisers of the competition in a statement.

Kroos will leave at the top - Ancelotti

MADRID : Real Madrid were lucky to be able to count on Toni Kroos for a decade, manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday, after the German midfielder bade an emotional farewell to fans in his final home game at a sold-out Santiago Bernabeu.

Granit Xhaka Scores As 10-Man Bayer Leverkusen Lift German Cup To Claim A First Double

Granit Xhaka scored the only goal as a 10-man Bayer Leverkusen beat Kaiserslautern 1-0 to lift the German Cup in Berlin on Saturday and give the club the league-cup double. Crowned Bundesliga champions in mid-April, Leverkusen were made to fight hard against their second-division opponents, playing with a man down after Odilon Kossounou's second yellow late in the first half. Xhaka's 16th-minute goal, a beautiful long-range strike with his left foot, made the difference as Leverkusen bounced back from Wednesday's Europa League final loss to Atalanta -- which ended both their season-long unbeaten run at 51 games and their hopes of a treble.